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The Karami family is a Sunni political family in the city of Tripoli in Northern Lebanon. Members of his family traditionally held the position of mufti of Tripoli. The family is also known to adhere a strong Arab nationalist ideology as it runs the Arab Liberation Party, now known as the Dignity Movement. [28] Notable members:
Pages in category "Political families of Lebanon" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Political families of Lebanon (19 C, 14 P) Lebanese Druze families (1 C, 3 P) A. Al Solh family (11 P) B. Boulos family (4 P) ... Pages in category "Lebanese families"
It exercises political control over the cabinet through formal questioning of ministers on policy issues and by requesting a confidence debate. Lebanon's judicial system is based on the Napoleonic Code. Juries are not used in trials. The Lebanese court system has three levels—courts of first instance, courts of appeal, and the court of cassation.
Walid Jumblatt graduated from the American University of Beirut with a bachelor's degree in political science and public administration in 1972. [6] [7] [8] The Jumblatt family is a part of the Canpolat tribe from Adıyaman, Kahramanmaraş and Malatya in Turkey. After their rebellion in the 17th century, they were settled in Lebanon. [9]
This is an incomplete list of prominent political families. Monarchical dynasties are not included, unless certain descendants have played political roles in a republican structure (e.g. Arslan family of Lebanon and Cakobau family of Fiji).
The El Zein family (Arabic: الزين آل) is a feudal Lebanese family with large estates in Jabal Amil (southern Lebanon), mainly in Shehour, Jibshit, and Kfar Reman. Members are now spread across different areas, both within the country and in the Lebanese diaspora .
El-Assaad or Al As'ad (Arabic: الأسعد) is an Arab feudal political family who originated from Najd and is a main branch of the Anizah tribe. [1] Unrelated to Syrian or Palestinian al-Assads, the El-Assaad dynasty that ruled most of South Lebanon for three centuries and whose lineage defended the local people of the Jabal Amel (Mount Amel) principality – today southern Lebanon – for ...